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not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n nor_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o righteous_a for_o their_o way_n shall_v utterlie_o perish_v if_o a_o unworthy_a servant_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v believe_v yet_o believe_v god_n himself_o who_o make_v this_o promise_n to_o the_o old_a israelite_n 24._o exod._n 34_o 24._o i_o will_v cast_v our_o the_o nation_n before_o thou_o use_v enlarge_v thy_o coast_n so_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v desire_v thy_o land_n when_o thou_o shall_v come_v up_o to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thrice_o in_o the_o yâ—â—re_n the_o israelite_n be_v to_o ascend_v thrice_o yearly_a out_o of_o all_o jewry_n unto_o the_o temple_n of_o jeâ—uâ—alem_n leave_v at_o home_n only_o their_o wife_n and_o small_a child_n and_o many_o of_o the_o tribe_n wâ—â—â—_n distant_a from_o the_o temple_n the_o journey_n of_o saâ—â—â—aâ—es_n god_n do_v promise_v that_o by_o their_o ascend_n they_o shall_v receive_v no_o damage_n in_o their_o household_a affair_n and_o 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of_o christ_n as_o of_o a_o lamb_n undefiled_a and_o without_o spot_n and_o be_v it_o not_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v study_v to_o please_v the_o lord_n in_o holiness_n 16_o joh._n â—_o 16_o and_o righteousness_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n since_o god_n have_v so_o love_v we_o that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o beléeve_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n when_o thou_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o age_n or_o live_v in_o poverty_n or_o be_v toss_v and_o turmoil_v with_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n what_o will_v thou_o not_o suffer_v to_o be_v make_v young_a and_o lusty_a rich_a and_o wealthy_a settle_a and_o quiet_a christ_n have_v promise_v and_o will_v perform_v more_o than_o all_o these_o 11.12_o prâ—â—_n 25.14_o jud._n 11.12_o antiochus_n be_v call_v dolon_n because_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o he_o will_v give_v and_o he_o will_v reward_v &_o he_o will_v pay_v and_o yet_o give_v and_o reward_v and_o pay_v 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and_o the_o allurement_n and_o bait_n of_o pleasure_n but_o we_o must_v not_o cease_v from_o attempt_v for_o every_o good_a &_o virtuous_a thing_n be_v hard_a learn_v of_o solomon_n to_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n for_o when_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o by_o night_n and_o say_v 3.9_o 1._o king_n 3.9_o ask_v what_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o solomon_n ask_v not_o for_o himself_o long_a life_n nor_o riches_n nor_o the_o life_n of_o his_o enemy_n but_o a_o understanding_n heart_n to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a learn_v of_o job_n to_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n 1.5_o job._n 1.5_o for_o when_o the_o day_n of_o his_o child_n banquet_n be_v go_v about_o think_v that_o they_o have_v sin_v and_o blaspheme_v god_n in_o their_o heart_n he_o be_v accustom_v daily_o to_o sanctify_v his_o child_n and_o to_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o to_o offer_v burn_v offering_n according_a to_o 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